Rat's Sudden End.
A rat's ";ex'cursion along a nig» 1 sioix bus bar at the New Borough Couneil's elecffi'city hepj ment suh-station in Liardet Sr^ caused an interruption in the sup^ of power to part of the centre of ■ town and part of Vogeltown j"5 1 ter 6.30 o'clock on a receixt 'even'l The street lights were but throug S the borough and the trams wel'eji fected, the interruption lasting 10 minutes. The rat attemp^J run along an 11,000 volt high bus bar feeding the 2000 volt supfa and made a contact which cause ! blinding flash. The contact tni|i the autonxatic swi'tch, cut off the ■ volt supply and shu't down one 0 '! traction generators. On exannaa! all the switch gear on the 2000, pji aiid 11,000' volt' circuits was f°ut J be in order and the supply was ed, tho'ugh the cause- of the was still unknown. A hunt ahou m floor where the flash occurred ^ M ed the rat. Its body was seve 9 -scorched. !
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 191, 6 April 1932, Page 4
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166Rat's Sudden End. Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 191, 6 April 1932, Page 4
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